A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A)
Sacramento River Cats 6
Salt Lake Bees 10
(LP – Hernandez 3-2 / 4.15)
Farmhand Of The Game:
First Baseman Daric Barton
(Home Run / 2 RBIs)
Worth Noting: Starter Carlos Hernandez had a rough outing on Friday, allowing 7 runs, 6 earned, on 9 hits over 4 innings to take the loss. First baseman Daric Barton hit his 8th home run and drove in 2 runs, while outfielder Michael Taylor doubled in a pair of runs for the River Cats.
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A)
San Antonio Missions 4
Midland RockHounds 2
(LP – Castro 2-7 / 4.63)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Catcher David Freitas
(Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs)
Worth Noting: Starter Fabio Castro allowed 3 runs and struck out 7 over 5 1/3 innings to take his 7th loss, while catcher David Freitas, acquired from the Nationals in the Kurt Suzuki deal, doubled, hit his 1st home run for the RockHounds and drove in 2 runs in the loss.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (HIGH-A)
Visalia Rawhide 2
Stockton Ports 6
(WP – Murphy 8-8 / 4.80)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder Dusty Robinson
(3 for 4 / Home Run / 5 RBIs)
Worth Noting: Outfielder Dusty Robinson had a big night for the Ports, collecting 3 hits, including his 17th home run and driving in 5 runs. Starter Sean Murphy had a solid outing for Stockton, tossing 6 scoreless innings to earn his 8th win.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (CLASS-A)
Burlington Bees 3
Clinton LumberKings 5
(LP – Lamb 3-3 / 5.03)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Third Baseman Wade Kirkland
(Home Run / 2 RBIs)
Worth Noting: Starter Chris Lamb allowed 4 runs, 3 earned, on 7 hits over 6 innings to take his 3rd loss, while third baseman Wade Kirkland blasted a 2-run homer, his 8th, for the Bees.
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (CLASS-A SHORT-SEASON)
Tri-City ValleyCats 2
Vermont Lake Monsters 3
(WP – Ynoa 1-3 / 8.15)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Third Baseman Jacob Tanis
(3 for 4 / Double / 2 Runs)
Worth Noting: Third baseman Jacob Tanis collected 3 hits, including a double, and scored 2 of Vermont’s 3 runs on Friday night. Starter Seth Streich, allowed just 1 hit and struck out 3 over 3 scoreless innings of work, while Michael Ynoa picked up his 1st win for Vermont after giving up 2 hits while walking 1 and striking out 2 in 3 scoreless innings of relief.
ARIZONA LEAGUE (ROOKIE SHORT-SEASON)
AZL Rangers 3
AZL Athletics 1
(LP – Paulino 0-1 / 5.06)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Third Baseman Renato Nunez
(Home Run)
Worth Noting: The A’s, who finished the season with a record of 37-17, fell to the Rangers in the Arizona League championship game on Friday night. Starter Gregory Paulino allowed 3 runs and struck out 7 over 5 1/3 innings to take the loss. Hot-hitting Renato Nunez did his part by homering for the A’s only run of the game.
Saturday’s Games:
Sacramento @ Salt Lake – 6:05pm PT
Midland @ Frisco – 7:00pm CT
Visalia @ Stockton – 7:05pm PT
Wisconsin @ Burlington – 6:30pm CT
Tri-City @ Vermont – 6:05pm ET
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